Messiah in the Gospel of Matthew: Introduction

In one short simple sentence, the message of the Gospel of Matthew is that “Jesus is the Messiah.” This simple statement however is pregnant with implication and rooted deeply in the oldest designs of the universe itself. It is imbedded in the purpose for which God called a nation; and throughout history God worked purposefully in that nation to bring about His ultimate purpose. Through God’s promises and covenants, His people, from Abraham to Moses, to David, Jonah, and John the Baptist, through all of the stories and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, God sovereignly disposed the history of the nation of Israel to bring about this one end – the coming of Jesus the Messiah.